Fitness, depth of the bench, and heart were the key factors of the college cup, which was held in San Diego, California. Both teams had gone into over time in their semifinal matches. UNC defeated Stanford in their semifinal match, 1-0 . PSU defeated Florida State, 2-1.
Penn State started out in the hole in the first two minutes with a goal from Kealia Ohai. Taylor Schram cashed in a goal for PSU to tie the game at 1-1, in the 18th minute. The teams went into the locker room tied 1-1. The Tarheels came out on fire in the second half. The Nittany Lions could not keep up with their speed, and the Lions lost 4-1.
Goals in the second half came from Hanna Gardner in the 45th, Satara Murray in the 63rd, and Ranee Premji in the 74th minute. North Carolina had depth in their bench. They used most of their reserves due to the exhaustion of their starters. The loss ruined Penn State Coach’s Erica Walsh's quest to become the second female coach to win a women’s soccer championship.
The Nittany Lions (21-5-2) did, however, become the first team from the Big Ten to reach the finals. They fought an uphill battle, playing some of the best ACC teams to qualify. Overall, Erica Walsh was happy with their performance. (To view the entire bracket, highlights, ect. visit the NCAA website)
Highlight Video
http://www.ncaa.com/video/soccer-women/2012-12-02/tar-heels-pick-21st-national-championship
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